Harley Benn could not contain his delight after putting pen to paper on a thee-year deal with the Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren.

The son of former two-weight World champion and British boxing legend Nigel Benn will make his Middleweight debut at the Brentwood Centre on November 25.

All eyes will be on Benn, who is trained by Dominic Negus and Lenny Butcher at the Five Star ABC in Romford, Essex, with the bout set to be shown live on BoxNation - and the 20-year-old has set his sights on a successful career in the paid ranks.

Harley Benn has signed a three-year deal with Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren

Harley is the son of legendary British boxer Nigel and much will be expected from him

'This is my journey,' the Hornchurch fighter told BoxNation after joining Queensberry Promotions. 'I'm not trying to follow in the footsteps of my dad; I'm doing this my way. However I can definitely see similarities in the way we fight.

'I'm a come forward type of fighter and pack a big punch. I don't like fighting on the back foot. I love a fight.'

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Benn is making his own way in the fight game, and much will be expected from him from the first bell of his professional debut next month.

The youngster's highly-anticipated bow comes as part of a card that sees British, Commonwealth and WBO European Welterweight champion Bradley Skeete, the talented Boy Jones Jr and Anthony Yarde all in action.

Benn's debut comes 25 years after his legendary father Nigel defeated Lenzie Morgan at the same venue in 1991, in between the two epic encounters with his nemesis, Chris Eubank.

The 20-year-old heads out for some evening training in a sweat suit posted on social media

Harley ackowledges he will face a challenge to avoid being constantly named in the same breath as the 'The Dark Destroyer', but he is determined to carve out his own reputation within the sport.

'I can't wait to get in the right and show people what I'm all about,' he added. 'I'm definitely more excited than nervous. Training has been going really well and I'm fitter than I've ever been.

'I've got just over a month until I fight, and I'm going to be in the best shape of my life.'

Harley is just over a month away from his professional debut at the Brentwood Centre

Frank Warren is not putting any pressure on Harley and expects him to do things his way

Promoter Warren said: 'Harley had boxing in his blood, but as he says, this is his career and he's going to do things his way. His knockout power makes for an exciting fighting style that fans will love and he's more than capable of mixing it up.

'Under the guidance of our team, Harley can achieve big things but he won't be rushed.'